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Show Food Shortage Is Threatening the City of New York NEW YORK Oct. 18 The most serious seri-ous fnod shortage In its blstOry threatened threat-ened this city todas as a result of tha unauthorized longshoremen's strike Foodstuffs are piled high on the plera and Arthur Williams, federal food administrator, ad-ministrator, said larre quantities of fruit, vegetables and othci perishable, food have decayed ""oast steamers and vessels plying t-tween t-tween New York and OVntral nnd South American ports arc still tied up in the harbor Thousands of tons of sugar are waiting to be removed to refineries. Notwithstanding persistent efforts of International officers to Induce the men to return to work only five, thousand of the 40.000 men Involved are working, union leaders admitted. The largest union In tho district last night voted to remain on strike. oo |